PAWTUCKET, R.I. – Suffolk women's hockey slipped to Johnson & Wales, 5-1, Saturday night in Conference of New England (CNE) action at Lynch Arena.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | Johnson & Wales 5
RECORDS: Suffolk (2-4-0, 2-2-0 CNE) | Johnson & Wales (3-2-0, 3-1-0 CNE)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk found itself down three as the Wildcats potted one puck in the first and a pair of unanswered in the second.
Kate Pohl ignited the Rams bench when the grad student put the blue-and-gold on the board with 1:02 left before the second intermission. Alexia Hill and Anya Nichipor set-up the Suffolk score that trimmed the distance down to 3-1.
Momentum did not stay in Suffolk's favor as the Wildcats wound up putting two third period unanswered goals for the final 5-1 margin.
NETMINDER NOTES
- Katelyn Michals had 23 saves in the setback.
- Katelyn Cardoso recorded 26 stops in the victory.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Pohl was responsible for the Rams one goal.
- Hill and Nichipor logged one assist apiece.
- JWU held a slim edge in shots, 28-27.
- The Rams had the upperhand in face-offs, 29-25.
- Suffolk successfully skated off its lone penalty of the night.
NOTEWORTHY
- Pohl produced her second goal as a Ram.
- Hill and Nichipor both had their second assists of the season.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk takes a break from CNE action next weekend when it hosts Framingham State at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink at 7:20 p.m.